Ugggg. I think I might have made a serious mistakes in putting down the Portland cement mixture for the base of my shower pan. I thought I had read everything, but now I’m finding that I should have made it to the consistancy of wet sand. Mine was more like peanut butter. I have gotten to the point where I have installed the Oatay Flexible shower pan liner and am now ready to pour the top coat. Can I continue and do the final pour of portland and make it the consistancy of wet sand or do I need to tear it all up. It’s just a small shower area, approximately 2″X4″ with a bench seat. Also, should I mix anything in the the bag of Portland?
There could be a problem with the definition of what you need.
Potland cement is a very, very fine powder that can be mixed to a mortar or grout, depending what you use as a filler, stabilizer.
Portland cement and water can be mush.
Portland cement, sand and water can be very strong and support high loads, is stable and will not shrink and crack. This will be like grout or even concrete.
There is a big difference between cement (dry powder) and grout/mortar (cement, sand and water).
